Kobe Bryant’s Wisdom on Life – Inspiring Quotes

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘my back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it.

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.

The people who truly know me know what I’m like. There have been people who try to say things that aren’t fair, and I check them. And then they don’t like me because I checked them.

The last time I was intimidated was when I was 6 years old in karate class.

Kobe Bryant’s Wisdom on Life – Inspiring Quotes part 2

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.

I don’t think people understand how obsessed I am with winning.

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

My mind can handle the grind, but my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

The dream is constantly evolving, changing, expanding, and growing. So should you.

Being cold-hearted was a survival tactic for me growing up in the streets of Philly. But I realized I needed to learn how to be open and vulnerable to truly connect with others.

I’ve shot too much from the time I was 8 years old. But ‘too much’ is a matter of perspective. Some people thought Mozart had too many notes in his compositions. Let me put it this way: I entertain people who say I shoot too much. I find it very interesting. Going back to Mozart, he responded to critics by saying there were neither too many notes nor too few. There were as many as necessary.

You wake up in the morning, you can either make progress or make excuses. The choice is yours.

If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. You have to make sacrifices.

I never looked at [basketball] as work. I didn’t realize it was work until my first year in the NBA. But when I realized it was fun and it’s a dream come true, I’m getting paid to do what I love, then everything else fell into place.

Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

You can’t be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

Use your success, wealth, and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.

I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

I’m not the most patient of people.

The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.

There’s a difference between doing your best and giving your best.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Sometimes, you just need to bow your head, say a prayer, and weather the storm.

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I don’t celebrate because I’m on top, I celebrate because I know what it took to get there.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue, you will change.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

I don’t have to prove anything to anybody. I am who I am, and I do what I do.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

I’m not afraid to fail. I’m afraid to not try.

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose.

I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘my back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it.

Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success.

I focus on one thing and one thing only – that’s trying to win as many championships as I can.

The people who truly know me know what I’m like. There have been people who try to say things that aren’t fair, and I check them. And then they don’t like me because I checked them.

The last time I was intimidated was when I was 6 years old in karate class.

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

Winning takes precedence over all. There’s no gray area. No almosts.

I don’t think people understand how obsessed I am with winning.

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

My mind can handle the grind, but my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.

The dream is constantly evolving, changing, expanding, and growing. So should you.

Being cold-hearted was a survival tactic for me growing up in the streets of Philly. But I realized I needed to learn how to be open and vulnerable to truly connect with others.

I’ve shot too much from the time I was 8 years old. But ‘too much’ is a matter of perspective. Some people thought Mozart had too many notes in his compositions. Let me put it this way: I entertain people who say I shoot too much. I find it very interesting. Going back to Mozart, he responded to critics by saying there were neither too many notes nor too few. There were as many as necessary.

You wake up in the morning, you can either make progress or make excuses. The choice is yours.

If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. You have to make sacrifices.

I never looked at [basketball] as work. I didn’t realize it was work until my first year in the NBA. But when I realized it was fun and it’s a dream come true, I’m getting paid to do what I love, then everything else fell into place.

Friends can come and go, but banners hang forever.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

You can’t be held captive by the fear of failure or the fear of what people may say.

Use your success, wealth, and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose.

I don’t want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

I’m not the most patient of people.

The beauty in being blessed with talent is rising above doubters to create a beautiful moment.

There’s a difference between doing your best and giving your best.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Sometimes, you just need to bow your head, say a prayer, and weather the storm.

The most important thing is you must put everybody on notice that you’re here and you are for real.

If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.

I don’t celebrate because I’m on top, I celebrate because I know what it took to get there.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

Pain doesn’t tell you when you ought to stop. Pain is the little voice in your head that tries to hold you back because it knows if you continue, you will change.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

I don’t have to prove anything to anybody. I am who I am, and I do what I do.

I can’t relate to lazy people. We don’t speak the same language. I don’t understand you. I don’t want to understand you.

I’m not afraid to fail. I’m afraid to not try.

Heroes come and go, but legends are forever.